Using whom vs who

Question

A writer from Houston passed away Saturday. His last column published after he died. It was about the Hurricane Beryl problem. The title is

"Ken Knows Whom To Blame For Houston's Slow Recovery".

Answer 1

The difference between who and whom is that 'who' is a subject, and 'whom' is an object. The general rule is that you can replace the pronoun "whom" with "him" and you can replace "who" with "he." In this case, "Ken knows whom to blame for Houston's slow recovery." You wouldn't say, "Ken knows he." You would say, "Ken knows him." Therefore, "whom" is the correct usage.

Answer 2

In the title "Ken Knows Whom To Blame For Houston's Slow Recovery," "whom" is used incorrectly. It should be "who" because "who" is the subject of the clause "who to blame."

The corrected title is:

"Ken Knows Who To Blame For Houston's Slow Recovery."